We are in the middle of a sea change in terms of how commercial markets are organized.

Much of this change is being driven by blockchain technology, which can be used to replace the vertical, siloed industry structures we know today – structures that are fragmented and full of friction – with radically decentralized, open and fluid ecosystems.

Having been in this space for quite a while now, and having worked with a large number of companies and projects, writers at Forbes are more convinced than ever that this vision of new ecosystems in the enterprise space is a fantastic growth opportunity. 

Up to now the blockchain discussion in the enterprise space has generally been about efficiency gains – about bringing down the costs of existing processes. What I see more and more is that the horizontal, fully integrated value chains of the future can be a tremendous engine for growth as well. And this is where it gets interesting.